ARTIST STATEMENT
Emma Gray is fascinated by the environment and conditions of the human psyche, what it means to inhabit skin and bone and how this relates to our climate both internally and externally. Oscillating between portraiture and landscape, Gray primarily paints in oil, as often as her busy life allows. She has worked in contemporary art in many iterations, as an advisor and curator, building private collections and working in depth mentoring and fostering the careers of a small group of artists. Her Los Angeles project space Five Car Garage, established in 2013, has been extensively covered in the media. A former editor of ArtReview who studied at University College London and studied portraiture at Heatherley Art School, London, she has been painting quietly for decades.
Emma Gray, Exhibition Committee Member
The Breakup, 2018
Oil on canvas
30" x 48"
$3,000
Emma Gray is fascinated by the environment and conditions of the human psyche, what it means to inhabit skin and bone and how this relates to our climate both internally and externally. Oscillating between portraiture and landscape, Gray primarily paints in oil. In this series, she was looking at the collapse and romance of relationships against a backdrop of melting icebergs during an environmental crisis.
Emma Gray, Exhibition Committee Member
Hanging in in the Vines, 2020
Oil on wooen panel
23" x 23"
$2,000
Nature series is about connecting with plants specifically as a source of healing.